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Cuomo extends coronavirus shutdown to April 29
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday extended the “NY PAUSE” directive — mandating non-essential businesses and schools remain closed — another two weeks

Hartwick president elected vice chair of independent colleges commission
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich has been elected vice chair of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU). The CICU held

COVID-19 outbreak in New York state shows initial signs of peaking, slowing
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State reported a substantial drop in new COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospitalizations on Sunday, in a sign that the disease

Cuomo orders hospitals to give spare ventilators, PPE to help downstate
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday said he is ordering hospitals across New York state to turn over ventilators and personal protection equipment

Upstate Medical University seeks recovered COVID-19 patients for “emergency” clinical trial
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University is seeking people who have recovered from the illness caused by coronavirus to donate plasma in an “emergency” clinical

MACNY: State budget includes funding for apprentice program
DeWITT, N.Y. — The newly approved state budget includes $750,000 to sustain the manufacturers’ intermediary apprenticeship program (MIAP). That’s according to a Friday statement from

UTICA, N.Y. — Human Technologies says its Environmental Services division is “working overtime” amid the coronavirus pandemic. In response to what it calls “ unprecedented

FuzeHub opens Build4Scale NY fund for startups, manufacturers
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub announced it has launched a new grant fund as part of its Build4Scale NY initiative. It’s a program that helps inventors

State asks upstate hospitals to send medical staff to help downstate hospitals fight COVID-19
ALBANY, N.Y. — Doctors, nurses, and other medical staff from hospitals in upstate New York will likely soon be deployed to New York City–area hospitals

ITHACA, N.Y. — A hiring freeze, a salary freeze, and an “immediate” suspension of discretionary spending are among the elements of Cornell University’s plan to
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